I found a quote the other day that has really resonated with me…
“Don’t show me what it looks like. Show me what it feels like.” -David Alan Harvey (Nat Geo photographer)
After having a little success with the Catch the Sun Blues image I posted earlier today I returned to one of the images of the foggy morning at Flat Rock Park. The image of the tree I captured with the specialty lens from Lensbaby. I had an idea…
Rough Around the Edges 2
For comparison, you can check out the original image here.
I’m fascinated by those artists that combine a photo with a texture to create an image. I like the concept and when it works, wow! I’ve been attempting to process a few images using this style (I’ve done one or two in the past but used a preset in a program). Yesterday’s image was intended to be one of those combinations but I failed miserably several times before giving up and posting the photo.
I’m reading A Beautiful Anarchy by David duChemin and it has reminded me that in order to learn you have to fail. Let me rephrase that, you have to try something new in order to learn it and part of that process is failing. Rarely is a new skill learned on the first attempt. Apparently, I’ve forgotten how many bad images I’ve captured when I was learning to use a camera (and to be honest, I still capture plenty of bad images). Learning to do this is no different. I need to stop worrying about creating a “bad” image and simply create.
So, yesterday afternoon I sat down at the computer to put more effort into my image. The result is OK, but I have a better understanding of what I need to do. Now I have to go out and capture the scenes that will support the images swirling around in my head…
Walking the trail near the Butterfly Center I came upon this bench. I had the macro lens still on the camera but I was able to get enough distance to make this image. I loved the weathered look, the light in the trees behind the bench and the leaf covered path. My first thought was to convert this image to look like a painting, or at least my version of a painting… 🙂
Bench in the Woods Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/30s, f/2.8, ISO 100
Too many thoughts running through the cluttered mess that is my brain today. Too many ideas to process. Where do I begin?
Let’s start with an image I converted to look like it was painted. A simple flower I found at the Flower & Garden Festival in Epcot back in 2021. Yellow is the color of happiness and optimism. Yellow can affect the logical part of the brain stimulating, mentality and perception. It inspires thought and curiosity (borrowed from Color Meanings). Today is a yellow day…
Lost in Yellow Olympus E-M1 MK III, M, Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/1600s, f/2.8, ISO 100
There are numerous photography “challenges” I am currently working to complete. This week’s challenge at 52 Frames is Shoot from Below. I had an idea this morning that I tried but didn’t nail the focus on the image (sad face). I have a few others that I will go capture but I’m waiting for the temps to improve just a little.
My friend Karma is back online and we gently convinced her we needed one of her photo hunts. They were always fun and generally made me think (which I probably don’t do enough of). You can read about the latest at Well Dam, I think I just came up with a photo hunt!. I probably have too many ideas I want to try and should focus on one, but I’m leaning toward trying as many as I can. Stop back and see how I do with this one…
I saw another post of a different weekly challenge and really want to play along. The challenge is about patterns and/or repetition in your image. Examples would be a row of fence posts or a pattern of rocks in a landscape. I know I have images in my archives but I want to get out and search for something new. Again, you’ll have to stop back to see what I find.
Other thoughts in my head?
Right, I started off with those comments…
I work with a lot of people. I interact with most of them on a daily basis, but I don’t know a lot about them. Case in point – there was an after work get together at a local bar to celebrate two employees recent retirement. I ended up talking with a few of the younger engineers and discovered they are bookaholics like myself. We ended up discussing various books they have recently read, what types of reading they enjoy (a good portion are sci-fi aficionados like myself), and exchanged a few recommendations. I knew we shared a fondness for video games but sharing books brings better conversations to the table. I have a few more books to get and read after that night.
I’m still processing “clutter” from a daily prompt two weeks ago (Clutter, Clutter Everywhere…). I see more of it around my apartment and I’m trying to determine how best/how much I want to tackle. But this process is adding to the clutter in my head… I can’t win.
I’m still processing where I want to be. I’m not a fan of being cold. As much as I like winter images, going out there in the cold is a big deterrent. My original plan was to move toward the south and warmer weather after selling the house. The sale happened four years ago! WTH!
I troll the job sites looking for the next opportunity but generally stop short of pulling the trigger. I’m not positive what is holding me back. I think it is a reluctance for change. Maybe it is a general laziness. I would have to put in some effort to pursue a new opportunity and if it required moving, that is a whole other can of worms… ha ha ha
I see the sun starting to burn through the clouds and there are patches of blue sky. I’ve talked your ear off enough for today. I have a few chores around the apartment to finish and then I need to find those images for all the challenges.
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